About

J.T. Greathouse is the author of the PACT & PATTERN trilogy, which began with THE HAND OF THE SUN KING and continues with THE GARDEN OF EMPIRE, and was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer in 2021. He holds a BA in history and philosophy with a minor in Asian studies as well as a Master’s in Teaching from Whitworth University, and spent four months of intensive study in Chinese language and culture at Minzu University in Beijing (中山民族大学, Zhongshan Minzu Daxue). His short fiction has appeared, often as Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis, in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Writers of the Future 34, Deep Magic, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, and elsewhere. In addition to writing, he has worked as an ESL teacher in Taipei, as a bookseller at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane, and as a high school teacher. He was co-chair of the programming committee for the Flights of Foundry conventions in 2020 and 2021. He currently lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife Hannah, his cat Ofelia, and several overflowing bookshelves.

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30 Words: J.T. Greathouse is the BFA Nominated author of the PACT & PATTERN trilogy, which began with THE HAND OF THE SUN KING and continues with THE GARDEN OF EMPIRE.

50 Words: J.T. Greathouse is the BFA nominated author of the PACT & PATTERN trilogy, which began with THE HAND OF THE SUN KING and will continue with THE GARDEN OF EMPIRE in August, 2022. His short fiction has appeared, often as Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis, in BCS, PodCastle, IGMS, and elsewhere.

75 Words: J.T. Greathouse is the BFA nominated author of the PACT & PATTERN trilogy, which began with THE HAND OF THE SUN KING and continues with THE GARDEN OF EMPIRE in August, 2022. In addition to writing, he has been a student in Beijing, an ESL instructor in Taipei, a bookseller, and a high school English teacher. His short fiction has appeared, often as Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis, in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, PodCastle, IGMS, and elsewhere.

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